You do not have to use any plugins to enable permalinks – the feature is built into WordPress. It will automatically update all links on your site to use the new permalinks.
Dagon Design,
Unfortunately when I change the permalink structure and click on the individual posts, I get an error message.
Thanks
Did you update your .htaccess file after updating the links? If you do not have the proper code in your .htaccess file, the permalinks will not work.
No I didn’t. I had read something about this file however I don’t know where it is located. Would you tell me where I can find the .htaccess file? And once I find it, what do I update it to?
Thanks
Rick
Please be sure to have a look at Using_Permalinks in the documentation section. Lots of help and troubleshooting in there.
OK, so I found my .htaccess file on my host. Here is what it looks like
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress
What do I need to change it to? I also changed the permission on this file to 777.
The custom permalink structure I’m using is this:
/%postname%/%post_id%/
The error I get when I click on the individual posts is this one
Redirect Loop
Firefox has detected that the server is redirecting the request for this address in a way that will never complete.
The browser has stopped trying to retrieve the requested item. The site is redirecting the request in a way that will never complete.
* Have you disabled or blocked cookies required by this site?
* NOTE: If accepting the site’s cookies does not resolve the problem, it is likely a server configuration issue and not your computer.
One more thing that might help. Here are the two URL’s for the default structure and the custom one respectively:
Old:http://www.snfornewbies.com/?p=69
New: http://www.snfornewbies.com/helping-you-understand-the-value-of-twitter/69/
I’m guessing that the problem is that /69/ is still part of the new URL and that it should be removed? If this is the case, then I could use some help.
Thanks
Somehow figured it out. It is all working now. Thanks for your help.
